Friday · August 13 2004
In Search of a Browser That Banishes Clutter
When virtually all tech media sounds like a broken record disparaging Internet Explorer, they just might be onto something. I installed Firefox for my dad yesterday because he was buried in popups and spyware. I told him, “See that blue 'e'? Don't click it anymore.”
Okay, so once you've installed Firefox and banned Explorer, does the spyware disable automatically, or is that another step?
okay. FOXFIRE. I have been told about this really great-sounding service about a million times, and every time I forget the name. At least I'm consistent, I suppose... :)
I knew I would make headway if I just kept repeating myself.
You can find a good spyware fighter at www.lavasoft.nu. Firefox isn't going to disable any spyware you already have, and isn't a cure-all for security, but it's a good first step and the least you can do.
The latest 0.9 install will import all your cookies, bookmarks, etc from IE for you, but you will still have to reinstall Flash at some point if you look at pages that have Flash movies. That's about it.